The document discusses how an elementary school in Brooklyn has transitioned to using iPads and cloud-based tools like Dropbox and Google Drive to create a more paperless and collaborative learning environment. It provides examples of how teachers can communicate, collaborate, and document electronically using these digital tools instead of relying on printed papers and notes. The goal is to save time, money, and provide easier access to files while still allowing connected face-to-face learning.

1. The iPad & the Paperless
School Environment
FETC 2014 - Session CS 4018
Chris Casal
P. S. 10 Brooklyn - NYCDOE
ccasal@ps10.org
Twitter: @mr_casal
Presentation Materials
http://goo.gl/VR3FHO

2. P. S. 10
New York City Department of Education public school
Park Slope vicinity, Brooklyn
~950 students
Pre K- 5th grade
38 classroom teachers, 8 clusters, 6 related service
providers, 2 coaches, 2 administrators fully connected
via iPads, laptops, desktops, Google Apps &
Dropbox...

3. Think before you print…
Communicate
Collaborate
Document

4. Forget the iPad for a minute
Any device, any form factor
You created the printed page in digital form
first, just keep it that way

5. Communicate
Don’t use the PA system...
... get to everyone without
disturbing anyone...
http://graffitiwatcher.deviantart.com/art/Silent-Bob-and-Jay-174850056

6. The old standby
Email & distribution lists
How very 90’s of us
Lists for every constituency
It may be “antiquated” but it still works

7. New media broadcast
School, teacher, administrator blogs & sites
ps10.org/about/staff-directory
Twitter
disseminate quickly & succinctly
staff, students, parents can follow
over 30 staff members on Twitter
Skype, Google Hangouts/Voice, Remind101, etc

8. Collaborate
My mailbox is a scourge...
... my head (and heart) is in the clouds...
http://miladph.deviantart.com/art/Nice-cloud-154480936

9. Don’t fear the cloud
You’ve been using it for decades, you
just haven’t realized it

10. http://hanashira.deviantart.com/art/Cloud-28-172524040

11. Benefits
Access files anywhere
no more flash/thumb drives
no more bulky folders/binders of paperwork
Multiple app integration
Share files and folders for easy
collaboration

12. DROPitTOme
www.dropitto.me
Free online site for submitting files to Dropbox
Set up custom URL for Dropbox submission
Not an iPad app but a great way to extend the
collaborative capabilities of Dropbox
Web based - $Free

13. Options, we love options*
Dropbox
Google Drive
Box
Cubby
iCloud - if you’re 100% Apple it might be the way to go
SkyDrive/OneDrive (Microsoft’s cloud)
WebDAV - school hosted/controlled server
FTP - like the 70s it’s retro but works
*disclaimer - this slide intentionally crowded to prove a point… there are a lot of options in the cloud

14. Be flexible
The notion of
“one tool to rule them all”
is a fallacy
!
Huge DropBox fans but Google Drive is improving rapidly
We are transitioning to Drive
iOS 7 “Open In” flexibility the best tech development of
recent memory

15. Document
You teach & observe
in real-time, why
shouldn’t your notes,
reflections, and
feedback be just as
timely?

16. Replace the pulp
Paperless observations, anecdotals,
plans & grades
Instant
save yourself time
Paperless
save yourself time & money
Collaborative
save yourself time, money & confusion

17. Paperless

18. But what if things delete?
What if you spill coffee on your grade
book?
!
You can drop your iPad in the river and still access your
data. Can you do the same with your traditional
notebook?
(an actual conversation I had with @mskertesz)

19. Paperless
Don’t fear it, embrace it
Use the cloud to tie together your existing digital
tools
Adjust your thinking
send the file to the iPad, not the printer
The printer is quaint and quaint isn’t
cutting it in 2014...

20. And in the end
The printer is a paperweight...
... the iPad is your public address system...
... and your printer...
... and your notebook...
... and your camera...
... and your audio recorder...
The iPad is your paperless notebook & the cloud
is your file cabinet. Connect face to face while
staying digitally connected…

21. Contact
Christopher M. Casal
Email: ccasal@ps10.org
Twitter: @mr_casal
Diigo: mrcasal
ps10ipads.wikispaces.com
Presentation Materials
http://goo.gl/VR3FHO